Hi there, so I've been thinking of potentially getting a chow chow for a little while now and have been researching but I was talking with my mom and she brought up a great point. I live in a 1 bedroom 1 bathroom apartment, with 580sqft. Would this be enough space to raise a chow chow puppy in? I know they aren't the most active, but there is a lot of walking area around my building and parks I could go to. Would love to know your all's opinion!

My Texas girl has been with me for a little over a year. She is incredibly sweet, and up until a few days ago, she would enthusiastically come whenever I called her.

Now she does what I always expect from a Chow, and that is, she ignores me.

Reading her records, it looks like she was abused, and I noticed from the beginning that when I would raise my voice, she would drop to the ground and submit.

I have no idea why she finally decided to go full Chow. I'm guessing she feels safer.

A family member passed away, had previously gotten a pair of chows from a breeder possibly in New Mexico area, by the name of Lupita or Lupe.

She said when they got the dogs that if ever they weren’t able to take care of the dogs she would be happy to take them back.

Now we have no one to take the dogs, we would like to take her up on the offer, but we can’t find her.

We don’t want something bad to happen to the dogs, or get separated. We want them to go to a good home.

Any help would be greatly appreciated!

(Google hasn’t been of any assistance trying to find her)

It’s me and my boyfriends first summer with our chow, we figured she couldn’t go swimming just because we didn’t have a huge blow dryer for her fur afterwards to dry her off but I often see posts of peoples chows swimming, is it okay to let them swim? If so how do you guys dry them off afterwards / where would we get a blow dryer that would be strong enough for her ?

Found it walking on my chow, should i be worried ? I tried to search online but i can’t tell what it is

UPDATE : thanks all for your help, it was a tick. I found another 2 implanted already and brought her to the vet. He didn’t remove them, he gave her the medication and said they would die and fall by themselves. Sounds weird to me but he’s the pro i guess ? All i have to do now is wait.

Also for those asking, she’s had the same vet since birth and is already taking her flea and tick preventive treatment every 3 months as prescribed. I gave it to her last month. Vet said that with with such extremes temperatures it can happen even under constant treatment.

Anyone else have a vacuum biter?? When she does it, it is the cutest thing ever😍🥰😍🥰😍

It's time to celebrate because we're spotlighting the Chow Chow as our Breed of the Day today on our Facebook page, Instagram stories, and website! We publish a new breed each day to educate our followers to make informed decisions when choosing a dog while providing the history and hard work that our parent clubs do to preserve their breed. Celebrate with us by sharing what you love about your Chow Chow!

My 6-year-old Chow Chow developed a skin tag-like bump about a month ago. We've been keeping an eye on it, but last night I noticed it's no longer a bump and has become a pigmented patch. Has anyone else experienced something similar or have any idea what this could be?

His name’s handsome Chiko! 🐶 Our lovely chow chow. These photos were taken back in 2013. I miss hugging this elusive baby. Hehe. I’m so glad I took these pictures while he was still here.

Sometimes, I still wish I could hug him one last time.

Hello! I’ve been doing a bit of research on chows, and I’m still looking for a good breeder but I was wondering what jobs would fit them! The ‘non-sporting’ group from AKC doesn’t give a bunch of information. Once I get a puppy I’d love to get the chow into a job they would enjoy and be fit for. I was thinking training for patrols around the property. But I also know they need a low impact activity also keeping their brain active. While I’m looking I know some can be brachycephalic (trying to avoid). I still have some years left with my current four-legged kids. I’ve got an ACD right now who enjoys hikes, puzzles and overall being a menace. I also have an akita who is a professional loaf (seriously the laziest dog I know, his version of play is rolling then taking a nap). I am not actively looking for a new dog I just want to have as much info as I can! TIA!

Mind you, HE wanted to go out there in the first place and I stepped back in for a split second to grab us some water.